VRScout

MARCH 27, 2021

FundamentalVR’s multi-person training platform could be the future of remote education for the growing medical sector. This past April the company introduced @HomeVR, an education modality designed for standalone headsets such as the Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. Image Credit: FundamentalVR. Image Credit: FundamentalVR.

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VRScout

MAY 27, 2020

Two women-founded XR companies have partnered to provide free COVID-19 training. This prompted the Shift team to adapt their technology – originally developed for training teachers to recognize and mitigate implicit bias in the classroom – to help with the COVID-19 crisis.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This week, hand-tracking market leader SpectreXR made various strides in innovating in XR input with various partnerships that aim to elevate immersion for XR training applications and user experiences. Moreover, OctoXR is a low-code plugin, which means that it does not require users to have extensive coding knowledge.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2021

Enhance your decision making and hand-eye coordination with this virtual mental skills training program. There’s no shortage of fitness-focused apps on the Oculus Quest Store. But what about those looking to train their minds as well as their bodies? Physical training can only take a competitor so far.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

VR has absolutely transformed the classroom and when it comes to sports training, it’s like hitting the turbo boost. This training allows players to train effectively without the risk of injury. One sport that has embraced the benefits of VR training is football. Now the really exciting part!

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

The rapid development of technology could not but affect the educational process. Although virtual reality technology is not that new, it is being used in education since relatively recently. There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment. Visibility.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Since that debut, BeBop Sensors has been working non-stop on its enterprise-friendly haptic technology. The latest iteration of its one-size-fits-all Forte Data Glove can now be combined with the Oculus Quest controllers, integrating BeBop’s hand tracking technology with the Quest’s 3D tracking. Image Credit: BeBop Sensors.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Last week industry legend and current Oculus VR CTO John Carmack sat down with stand-up comedian and podcast icon Joe Rogan for Episode #1342 of the immensely popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. 26:04 ] – Carmack discusses the intense emotions that can be brought on by VR technology.

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ARPost

JUNE 19, 2020

OVR Technology, a virtual reality startup, recently introduced the Architecture of Scent platform. Whether for gaming, education, or therapy, setting up higher-quality experiences makes the technology more effective for users. OVR Technology harnesses the power of our olfactory system to make VR immersive. Scentware ION.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The frantic food game Clash of Chefs VR just received a major update that lets you ditch your Oculus Touch controllers and cook delicious cartoon food with your own two hands. Using hand-tracking technology you can wave hello to your opponents as you cook or throw out some overly-aggressive gestures depending on your mood.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2021

VR technology has only served to further enhance the language learning process. You’ll make friends with a stranger on a train to Berlin, order dinner in a Spanish restaurant, check into a hotel in Paris, take a taxi ride through Hong Kong, and more. on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2018

The advanced VR simulation expands to new medical institutions as Oculus & CHLA continue their push towards experiential education. For the past year, medical students and staff at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have been utilizing VR technology to simulate various high-stakes pediatric emergencies.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2021

Moth+Flame, a creator of VR training software, today announced it’s garnered $2.5 million in seed funding to expand the scale of its workplace VR training technology. To see PromiseVR in action, check out the three-minute video below, which shows the company’s workplace racial bias training.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The power of Extended Reality technology for education isn’t just evident in the traditional school and university landscape. Increasingly, large companies around the world are discovering the value of immersive tools when it comes to bringing powerful training opportunities to professionals. Implementing Virtual Reality Training.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Our portfolio includes various projects, such as virtual tours to monuments and cities, VR games, marketing activities and corporate training simulators. Huawei wanted to facilitate training of their 4G and 5G network installers. So, onsite training is always costly? It is too much workload for any computer.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 31, 2020

Two women-founded XR companies have partnered to provide free COVID-19 training. The immersive training consists of sessions lasting between 15 and 20 minutes in VR which will be used to teach key skills such as choice and use of PPE, patient personal care and hygiene, and COVID-19 test procedures Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Walmart is set to expand its fledgling VR training program in a big way soon; the big box store is going to start a country-wide training program promising to bring over 17,000 Oculus Go headsets to its employees by the year’s end. ” Oculus Go is Oculus’ recently released $200 standalone VR headset.

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VRScout

AUGUST 21, 2019

Employees claim active shooter training helped them respond faster to the situation. According to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, that number could have potentially been higher had it not been for the companies active shooter VR training included as part of the Walmart Academy experience. Image Credit: Bonnie Arbittier, Rivard Report. “I’ve

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

When Facebook announced that they were bringing native hand tracking to the Oculus Quest back in September during Oculus Connect 6 , attendees gleamed with excitement. Throughout the 1-minute video, a player can be seen using hand-tracking technology to interact with a variety of magic objects and spells.

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VRScout

MARCH 9, 2021

Ovell Hamilton will access their respective classes remotely using an Oculus Quest 2 headset provided directly by Qualcomm. Students are transported to a virtual rendition of the Morehouse campus provided by VictoryXR powered by Engage , a virtual communications platform designed for collaboration, education, and training.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing. The post Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Immersive training has the potential to make a huge impact on Ecuador’s education system. “ActiVaR,” one of the first technical training programs in Latin America, was launched at an event in Quito, Ecuador where 150 participants experienced VR and AR training techniques–many of them for the first time.

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VRScout

APRIL 23, 2021

Oculus today announced the launch of its new Oculus Avatars on a handful of popular Oculus titles, including Topgolf with Pro Putt, PokerStars VR, and Epic Rollercoasters. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. ” Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. . later this year.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 10, 2022

The demos were quite simple but effective to showcase the added value provided by eye-tracking technologies. A demo about UI: I had a menu (similar to the one of the Oculus store) in front of me, and wandering around with my eyes, I could highlight every element and read more information about the element I was looking at.

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EON Reality

JUNE 9, 2020

It’s official, training and learning in VR just got better with Oculus Quest. EON Reality is now partnering Oculus Quest to offer quicker and simpler learning and training solutions through the AVR Platform. To start using the Oculus Quest with the AVR Platform , please the view the video below.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

The rapid development of technology could not but affect the educational process. Although virtual reality technology is not that new, it is being used in education since relatively recently. There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment. Visibility.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

We learned that both the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S will be shipping to customers May 21st and that Viveport Infinity would be offering owners of either the recently-announced Valve Index or Oculus Rift S two free months of the popular game subscription service. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

Oculus has now opened applications for this year’s Launch Pad program , which aims to give a select number of developers from diverse backgrounds some hands-on support with their VR projects. Oculus says development support will be available as participants work to finalize their working prototype in the coming months.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2019

And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. AR Wins With “Training Wheels”. AR Wins With ‘Training Wheels’ The spatial computing industry is learning that its circa-2016 ambitions aren’t translating to mainstream adoption. But there are also confidence signals. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 1, 2020

British tech company FundamentalVR has been at the forefront of virtual reality (VR) training in the healthcare system, primarily focused on surgical education via its Fundamental Surgery platform. ” You won’t find @HomeVR on the Oculus Store.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2017

The next generation of professional healthcare training has arrived. That’s exactly why Children’s Hospital Los Angeles teamed up with Oculus and other VR companies to bring low-cost emergency care training via virtual reality technology. It is far more flexible and students can perform the training far more often.”.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2020

Last month Oculus released the Oculus for Business program for enterprise customers. Is this the new backbone of immersive technology built with the enterprise in mind; is user friendliness and adaptability at the core of this technology? What is Oculus for Business ? Image courtesy Oculus. User Experience.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2021

This latest update introduces a new High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) studio designed to get your heart rate racing. Best known for its rhythm-based boxing and dance classes, this latest update introduces a new High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) studio aimed at improving your agility, endurance, and reaction speeds.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 is our fastest-growing VR headset, thanks to the convergence of leading VR form factors and the content built by our developer community.” The post Oculus Quest 2 Surpasses Original Quest in Monthly Active Users appeared first on Road to VR. “VR had a tremendous year.

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VRScout

JANUARY 17, 2019

Can humans identify road hazards as well as Ford’s advanced safety technology? their Co-Pilot360 technology. The Oculus Go controller could also be used to identify hazards by simply pointing and clicking on specific instances throughout the experience.

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ARVR

MAY 13, 2021

Cloud computing is the foundation beneath some of the fastest growing industries in the world, So it’s not difficult to get lost in all the buzzwords that are thrown around cloud computing and digress from actual technological advances and benefits that are achievable with smart and efficient use of the cloud. So what’s behind the hype?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. The technology replaces products in streaming media that has already been produced. It is coming soon to the Oculus store. Over 60 titles on the Oculus platform surpass $1M in revenue.

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